Poll perpetuates Scarborough Line fracas

Public opinion over the future of Toronto Transit Commission's Scarborough Line apparently continues to vacillate, with a new poll suggesting light rail transit (LRT) once again is favored over a subway extension for the line.

An opinion poll by Leger found 64% of those questioned now favor LRT, a mode rejected by current (and beleaguered) Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has championed a subway extension for the route. Slightly more than 24% still favor a subway extension, while "Who cares, just build something" garnered almost 12%.

Modal preference reportedly varied little depending on whether respondents lived in downtown Toronto or in Scarborough, east of downtown. Scarborough was incorporated politically into greater Toronto in 1998.